Now I'm ashamed for having asked. Poor things..my sympathies. :) Jack --- "Carlson, John___PAIC_SO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To maybe clear the air, one of the judges was in Hawaii for a photo > shoot for some upcoming advertising the week before last (difficult > job, > but someone had to do it), and the other was at a Pentax sponsored > college championship sailing event last week (also a difficult job, > but > we all make sacrifices:). > > Thanks for your support. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:14 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Pentax Photo Gallery Response > > Thanks, John. Actually, you may have even noticed yourself that there > has been a bit of speculation about why it now seems to be taking > longer > for images to be reviewed. In fact, there are some who feel it has > ceased altogether. That is really what prompted my contact. > I honestly didn't think the Pentax/Hoya thing was having any bearing > on > the gallery schedule, but we are an insecure group. > The primary reason I passed along your comments was because of the > gallery activity plans being considered. > Your response was considerate very much appreciated. > > Jack > --- "Carlson, John___PAIC_SO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I typical art gallery can sometimes take months to consider a piece > > > for inclusion. With that in mind, the Photo Gallery selection > process > > > is relatively fast. And, as we have said many times in various > > discussion groups and forums, the Photo Gallery is a work in > progress, > > > is still under development, and still in beta form. Additionally, > we > > are still getting a large volume of submissions and we take the > time > > to review each picture. We know this volume will only increase > when > > the gallery is released publicly, so we are taking steps to > streamline > > > the selection process. > > > > We do check in on the forums from time to time, and to be honest, > some > > > of the speculation, rumors and conspiracy theories give a pretty > good > > chuckle. > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AlunFoto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 1:08 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Response > > > > I agree, Jack. > > > > Here's a quote from the FAQ: > > > > "Q: How will I know if my photos have been accepted for display? > How > > long will it take to find out? > > > > A: After you have submitted your photos, please re-visit your > account > > over the next 7 days to be alerted of photo submission status." > > > > So they actually promise a review within 7 days. If they can't keep > > > their own deadlines, then what I need is accurate information. > > Without > > having to ask. I wouldn't mind if they had longer deadlines, > actually, > > > as long as the messages they send are loud and clear. > > > > Jostein > > > > 2007/6/4, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Their response is not in any way a reassurance. Is provided only > > for > > > its human interest value. > > > > > > Jack > > > --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > And you received the obvious answer. Don't worry, everything's > > going > > > > > > fine, no anticipated changes here, though apparently attention > > has > > > > been diverted. > > > > > > > > That may well be the case. I would guess the gallery was never > > > > > anyone's fulll time job. > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > > >Subject: Pentax Photo Gallery Response > > > > >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:40:02 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > > >I asked the obvious question of Pentax and received the > > following > > > > >response: > > > > > > > > > >Jack, > > > > > > > > > >I can assure you that the delay in images accepted or on hold > as > > > > > > >nothing to do with Pentax and Hoya activities in Japan. It is > > > > business > > > > >as usual for us here in the US and we do not anticipate any > > changes. > > > > > > > > > >The judges for the photo gallery have had very busy schedules > > and > > > > >haven't had the time to look at some of the more recent > > submissions. > > > > >Additionally, the Photo Gallery is still under development and > > not > > > > in > > > > >its full working version. We are currently in the process of > > adding > > > > a > > > > >artist voting function. This will give the accepted artists > in > > the > > > > > > >gallery the opportunity to vote on submissions by other > artists > > to > > > > >determine if their images will make it to the final gallery. > > Also, > > > > we > > > > >are working on "skinning" the site in other languages so it is > > > > > >truly and international community. > > > > > > > > > >Thank you for your concern, but everything is going well here. > > We > > > > look > > > > >forward to receiving more images. > > > > > > > > > >John Carlson > > > > >Product Manager > > > > >PENTAX Imaging Company > > > > >Direct: (303) 728-0187 > > > > >Fax: (303) 728-0187 > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > > >_______________ > > > > >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the > > > > >Yahoo! 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